Questions about reliability and squabbles over standards have made many automation professionals wary of using wireless technology for control and instrumentation—but not Mark Hass. For him, wireless instrumentation and control has been a key part of his plan for improving process reliability in the Crescenta Valley...
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, M&C provides energy procurement, compliance and performance optimization services mostly on a recurring subscription basis. The company has more than 500 employees...
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DNP3 for Water/Wastewater SCADA Systems

Summary: This 9-page whitepaper explains the key features of the DNP3 protocol and how it can help in water/wastewater telemetry systems.
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Application of Power over Ethernet and PoE Plus

Summary: This 7-page white paper examines the Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) standard, IEEE802.3af (PoE), and the update to it, the IEEE 802.3at (PoE Plus).
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Survey - Process Fieldbus Implementation and Operational Aspects

The Fieldbus Foundation and ARC are conducting a survey on process fieldbus selection criteria, installation, and challenges associated with the implementation and operational phase of the technology.
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Recipe for a Robust Ethernet Network

Ethernet has gained critical mass as the industrial network of choice.
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Sustainability: Operational Risk Management by Any Other Name

Manufacturing companies and process plants need to proactively manage all areas of operations that may impact their “social license” to do business in a particular community.
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Cycle Counting: Tool for Inventory Management, Records Accuracy

Verify perpetual or continuous inventory records remain accurate without incurring the costs and business disruptions associated with conducting wall-to-wall physical counts.
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MESA International’s Global Education Program

Manufacturers and producers have been asking for a full MES/MOM education program.
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RTY Hall Effect Sensor for Harsh Industrial Applications

Honeywell today introduces its RTY Series Hall-Effect rotary position sensors that provide a cost-effective rotary position sensor solution with a variety of options (e.g., sensing range, pinout, volt
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Automation Control Panels with Communication and Field-bus Capabilities

These panels offer greater expansion capabilities as well as expanded DI/DO and field-bus control support.
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Challenges for Food & Beverage Processors

The U.S. food-and-beverages sector is facing challenges both technological and ecological.
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Life Sciences Growth Expands Everywhere

Life-sciences industry growth is expanding domestically and overseas.
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Upgraded Processing Power for Industrial Panel PCs

The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech has upgraded the processing power of its IPPC-9151G and IPPC-9171G to Intel Core i7 processors from an Intel P-4 processor.
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The Connection Between Change Management and Risk Management

Management of change is a concept that has been around for more than 25 years.
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The 2012 Honeywell Users Group (HUG)

The 2012 Honeywell Users Group (HUG), held at the Phoenician Scottsdale in Arizona, delivers demonstrations and product simulations on Honeywell technology.
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Changes to Change Management

A brief timeline in Change Management evolution since the 1980s.
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